Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

In the blink of an eye, Su Li and her group had been climbing the mountain for over a year.

During this year, they no longer need to worry or be in fear, and can live a peaceful life, recuperating and resting.

It can also be considered as blending into the tranquil cultivation atmosphere of Yunli Mountain.

Although the spiritual veins here are not of high grade, they are safe and secure.

Xu Yan'er did not assign them heavy tasks in alchemy.

Su Xuanhuo had been holding back, wanting to show off his alchemy skills in front of the mountain lord.

It turned out that what they needed to refine were just some low-level spiritual herbs.

This made him feel like his talents were being wasted.

Fortunately, the mountain lord was very interested in another technology of the Crimson Forging Immortal Workshop.

That is—[Crimson Fire Alchemy Technique]

.........

Above the sea of ​​clouds.

Lu Zai'an exhaled a long breath, slowly opened his eyes, his clothes fluttering and billowing!

"After spending a year refining three Azure Essence Pills, I have finally broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!"

After feeling the immense magical power surging through his meridians, Lu Zaian couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

He still underestimated the potency of the Haoqing Yuan Dan.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a precious elixir that took more than ten years to refine.

If Lu Zai'an were to use spirit stones to assist him, he could meditate and cultivate on his own.

A maximum of 7 drops of magical power can be accumulated in a year.

However, after consuming only three Haoyuan Pills, he condensed 50 drops of mana in one fell swoop!

Three hundred drops of liquid mana floated quietly within his dantian.

According to the realms in the "Boundless Ocean Scripture"—he has finally broken through the bottleneck and become a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator!

After finishing his practice, Lu Zaian turned his head and looked to the side.

Beside him, Jiuyou also seemed to have reached a crucial moment for a breakthrough.

The Blood Spirit Pearl floating in his arms was continuously emitting a glowing blood-red light.

The condensed and undispersed power of qi and blood surged wildly into Jiuyou's body!

The vital energy accumulated over many years was completely squandered.

"Break it for me!"

The next moment, Jiuyou's tongue burst forth with a loud sound, and his blood and qi surged violently.

His shirt burst open, revealing a dense array of ancient, dark demonic runes on his muscular body.

It moved constantly around him, like a living thing!

With each breath of Jiuyou.

The surrounding air became incredibly hot and began to distort.

Like magma erupting!

The fiery blood and energy surged up from the cliff, spreading and rippling...

It actually created a hole a hundred feet in diameter in the thick sea of ​​clouds around it!

Lu Zaian was also secretly startled and immediately set up a water mirror to block the violent surge of blood energy.

"Tsk... Late stage of Body Refinement and Foundation Establishment."

Such astonishing demonic energy, such domineering blood and qi!

Lu Zaian praised.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a body formed from a demonic fetus defying the heavens.

Combined with one's own longevity essence and blood.

The Nine Netherworld's physical body is now so strong that it can probably withstand even attacks from the Core Formation stage!

Looking at myself, because I possess several skills, my physical cultivation has fallen far behind.

But this is normal.

The Nine Netherworlds were created specifically for body refinement!

As long as the bond of immortal blood remains, Jiuyou will always be Lu Zaian's clone.

The stronger Jiuyou is, the stronger Lu Zaian is.

They are of the same origin.

"Hahaha, that's great!"

Now that both my main body and I have broken through to the next level, our strength has greatly increased, and we are one step closer to the Core Formation realm!

Jiuyou clenched his fist and smiled confidently.

Lu Zaian nodded and said with a faint smile:

"In the northern airspace today, the only threats to us are a handful of Core Formation stage monsters."

However, this breakthrough consumed a huge amount of resources.

It seems I'll have to send you out on another journey.

Previously, Hao Qingyuan Dan had produced nine pills.

Lu Zaian consumed three pills to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

He then gave three more to Xiao Yi.

There are now only three remaining with cinnabar patterns.

It's estimated that it's not enough to support Lu Zaian's cultivation to 400 drops of liquid mana.

In addition, the [Minor Yin-Yang Creation Array] was completed, and the Azure Frost Treasure Mirror was refined, etc...

It consumes a large amount of spiritual materials and spiritual stones.

Now, all Lu Zaian can offer is a few tens of thousands of kilograms of spirit rice from the Yunlishan warehouse.

In addition, when talking about Xiao Yi.

It has been nearly thirty years since he broke through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

During this time, Lu Zaian continued to provide Xiao Yi with various water-based spiritual materials, elixirs, and spiritual rice from time to time...

However, as a spiritual being of heaven and earth, Xiao Yi requires an enormous amount of energy to advance.

Therefore, even now, Xiao Yi is still a hair's breadth away from breaking through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

"It's alright, resources are meant to be used."

It's pointless to leave it idle and let it act as a hoarder.

With my current strength, venturing tens of thousands of miles into the marshes to collect precious herbs and hunt down late-stage second-tier demonic beasts is not difficult at all!

With a wave of his hand, Jiuyou took on the heavy responsibility.

The vast expanse of barren waters has been developed by the cultivation world to less than half its extent.

This is a widely circulated saying in the northern airspace, and it is by no means a joke.

This is because the waterways are a complex and intertwined network, filled with miasma and teeming with monsters...

If a cultivator wishes to develop new virgin territory, he must possess extraordinary abilities and overcome all obstacles!

Moreover, to safeguard such resources, one often needs to confront the human heart, which is far more treacherous than demons or miasma...

However, given the current strength of the Nine Netherworlds, none of this matters.

After the seclusion ended.

Jiuyou then continued his travels without stopping, or rather, he was even a little impatient.

His demonic nature made him inherently skilled in warfare and killing.

Now that his strength has greatly increased, his long-suppressed nature is beginning to stir.

.........

In contrast, Lu Zaian slowly made his way to the Nanming Palace by setting up a flying rainbow.

In mid-air, Lu Zaian stroked his white stubble and murmured to himself.

"The remnants of the Crimson Forge Immortal Workshop have been recuperating in the mountains for a long time; it's time to go and see them."

"And while we're at it, let's see what this 'Crimson Fire Alchemy Technique' is all about..."

When Lu Zaian flew to the south of the mountain, he found that the place had changed drastically.

"This……"

On the once desolate and barren mountainside, several pavilions and palaces have been built, surrounding the Nanming Palace like stars around the moon.

The former Nanming Hall was also expanded.

It is large in scale and has a more spacious and impressive area.

This corner of the mountain south has surprisingly gained some popularity with the arrival of the Crimson Forging Immortal Workshop.

"Greetings, Mountain Lord!"

In front of the palace, a sharp-eyed servant noticed Lu Zaian being dismounted and rushed forward in fear to pay his respects.

"Ah."

Lu Zaian waved his sleeve and nodded lightly, indicating that there was no need to make a fuss.

He scanned the area with his divine sense and was astonished to find that the people from the Crimson Forging Immortal Workshop were gathered inside the hall.

At this moment, everyone seemed to be gathered around the alchemy cauldron, engaged in a lively discussion.

Lu Zaian stepped in silently, without disturbing anyone, and listened quietly to their conversation.

"Danwen! Another top-grade Yangyuan Pill!" someone exclaimed.

"Not bad, this is already the eighth superior pill this month!"

"Tsk tsk... Even in the central region of our Liushi Domain, the Yangyuan Pills forged might not be of this quality!"

"How strange! I never expected that such a high-quality fire poison crystal could be mined from the seemingly barren Changli Mountains!"

Suddenly, Su Li, who was also watching in the crowd, seemed to remember something and couldn't help but exclaim:

"Heavens, could it be that the high concentration of fire poison crystal ore veins underground is the reason why the spiritual energy of this mountain is depleted?"

Have you forgotten?

"The Demon-Suppressing Sect of Demon Flame Mountain rose to prominence and developed into a Core Formation power precisely because they mined numerous high-quality fire poison crystal ores from a barren mountain?"